The DVR (digital video recorder) is now in 17.2 percent of American TV households, according to Nielsen Media Research. Major cities have higher DVR penetration than small ones. The Dallas-Fort Worth market alone has over a quarter penetration.
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Search engines and gossip blogs are having a growing impact on online news-consumption patterns, according to the just-released Hitwise US News and Media Report, which examines recent trends in online news, writes MarketingVox (via MarketingCharts).
BusinessWeek is launching what it calls a Company Insight Center that will triple the size of the current BusinessWeek website.
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In a surprise development, Vincent Bollore has reduced his stake in Aegis Group to 28.96 percent, down from 29.09 percent.
Toyota has launched an all-new Engines of Change program to tout its Hybrid Synergy drive.
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Publicis announced an organic growth rate of 3 percent for the first quarter of 2007, despite MediaVest’s Wal-Mart win and strong revenue contributions from recently acquired Digitas.
CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful has hired ex-American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis to play a music producer on the show, in the hopes of improving ratings among women 18-34.
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Clear Channel has made deals to sell 362 more of its radio stations, for a total of $820 million, writes Mediaweek.
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Online help wanted ads rose 16 percent in April compared to March and 24 percent year over year.
Now ad execs have their own acronym to pace over and shout at interns about. Contextual ad company ContextWeb is set to launch the ADSDAQ, the first online advertising exchange.
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After a four-and-a-half hour board meeting, directors of the Dow Jones & Company board said they would take no action on Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion bid for the company.
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